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Symmetrical peripheral gangrene (SPG) is a well-documented but rare clinical syndrome
characterized by symmetrical distal ischemic damage leading to gangrene of two or more …

Symmetrical peripheral gangrene (SPG) is a rare, debilitating disease that deserves more
widespread concern among the medical fraternities. The objective of this review is to outline …

Relatively little scientific attention has been given to the small subset of critically ill patients
with circulatory shock who develop ischaemic limb losses (symmetrical peripheral gangrene …

Background and aims The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2
has turned the world topsy-turvy since its onset in 2019. The thromboinflammatory …

Background Symmetrical peripheral gangrene (SPG) is an uncommon syndrome showing
symmetrical gangrene in acral regions without evidence of large-vessel occlusion or …

Interventions: After recovering of general conditions and completion of demarcation, these 4
patients underwent the amputation of multiple limbs.(bilateral amputations of upper …

We report three cases of symmetrical peripheral gangrene (SPG) caused by septic shock.
Most of sepsis survivors with SPG require amputation of the affected extremities. To preserve …

Thrombosis, the common and deadliest disorder among human diseases, develops as a
result of the intravascular hemostasis following an intravascular injury, which can be caused …

DISCUSSION Symmetric peripheral gangrene (SPG) is defined as symmetrical distal
ischemic damage in two or more sites in the absence of a major vascular occlusive disease …